Chapter 155: Unexpected Encounter

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  Kexin Peak

  Chen Xiao arranged for his brother and Meng Kong to be taken care of, then immediately flew towards the rear mountain forbidden area of Liuyun Sword Sect.

  Bai Yi's daughter, Xixi, has fallen into the hands of Elder Jiang Qing of the Star Luo Palace. Her life or death is uncertain, and her situation is unknown. He wants to find the Supreme Elder Bei Zheng and go to the Star Luo Palace together to force them to hand over the person!

  Xingluo Palace is after all one of the eight major sects in Longyuan City, with a profound and ancient foundation. Although it can't compare to Liuyun Sword Sect, it's still vast and intimidating. There are many Nirvana cultivators within the sect, and even someone like Chai Shao, a True Person of Minghua, is stationed there, not to be underestimated.

  With Chen Yao's current strength, wanting to single-handedly destroy Xing Luo Palace is no different from an ant trying to shake a giant tree. Even if he went, it would be looking for death. He pulled in Bei Heng precisely because he wanted to borrow his prestige and force Xing Luo Palace to hand over the person. As for letting Bei Heng take action and go to war with Xing Luo Palace, that's simply impossible.

  Because of his friendship with Bei Heng, which was entirely based on that beautiful young man who called himself Xiao Shidi, how could Bei Heng possibly become an enemy of the entire Xing Luo Palace just because of him?

  However, with the help of Bei Heng's prestige, ask Bei Heng to request a person from Xing Luo Palace, Chen Tang is confident that it can still be done.

  Whoosh!

  Duan Guang broke through the air, and after a few breaths, Chen Tai returned to that secluded valley of Bi Hu Lake once again.

  "Brother Bei Heng." Chen Xuan saw from afar that the gray-robed, gray-haired Bei Heng was sitting on a lotus flower in the middle of the emerald lake, cultivating, and he bowed his hands from a distance.

  "Little brother, you seem to be in a hurry and your mind is unstable. Have you encountered some difficulties?" Beiheng opened his eyes, his gaze piercing like electricity, scanning Chen Yu's body before speaking in surprise.

  "To be honest, I've come this time to seek your help, big brother..." Chen Xiao immediately laid everything out, and after finishing speaking, he looked up at Bei Heng.

  "You're pushing me too far!" A cold glint flashed in Beiheng's eyes, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he replied, "Younger brother, what do you want me to do?"

  Chen Xiao said in a soft voice, "I hope Beiheng will step forward and ask Xingluo Palace for the person. As long as we can rescue Xiuxiu, that's enough. As for other matters, I'll take care of them."

  Bei Heng said discontentedly: "Younger brother, are you just going to let Xing Luo Palace off like that? That's too easy for them!"

  Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "I know that the Xingluo Palace cannot enter the eyes of Beiheng's brother, but if this makes our Liuyun Sword Sect and Xingluo Palace enemies, then my guilt will be too great."

  Bei Heng nodded: "That's also true, alas, if it weren't for the sake of my fellow disciples in the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, I would have to destroy the Star Luo Palace this time!"

  This old guy is really hypocritical... Chen Tang sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't expose him. After all, Beiheng's appearance this time had already helped him a great deal, what was there to be dissatisfied with?

  So-called beneficial exchanges are probably like this. When there is a profit to be made, it's one thing; you can call each other brothers and friends, drink and talk happily, and be extremely affectionate. Without any potential gain, or even when it may harm their own interests, it's another story altogether - they'll push and shove, pretend to be friendly, and scatter after a brief encounter... all of these things are possible.

  The taste is like drinking water, and the warmth or coolness can be known by oneself.

  But Beiheng's attitude was already extremely rare, solving Chen Tang's urgent need and making Chen Tang owe him a favor, which made this 'deal' still very cost-effective.

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  Xīng Luó Gōng is located in the northwest of Lóng Yuān City, amidst a mountain range that spans over 10,000 hectares. The mountains are said to have been formed after a meteorite from outside the realm fell and was shaped by millions of years of weathering, rich in minerals and spiritual energy, with a subtle and lingering power of the stars permeating throughout, hence its name "Meteoric Star Mountain".

  When Chen arrived at this place, standing in the high air, he saw a mountain peak rising from the ground, with some towering into the clouds, some elegant and refined, some strange and precipitous, and some surrounded by waterfalls. Looking down from mid-air, one can feel that this vast mountain range emits an extremely rich spiritual energy, like a fairyland.

  "This is the Fallen Star Mountain, where Xingluo Palace was located." Beiheng said with a sigh: "Three thousand years ago, Xingluo Palace was the overlord of Nanjiang, with dozens of powerful cultivators at the Dixian level. Unfortunately, in that campaign to eradicate the Blood Moon Demon Sect, they all died and disappeared. Otherwise, in today's Nanjiang, Liuyun Sword Sect would not be able to dominate alone."

  Chen Ting nodded slightly, her expression calm and serene, making it impossible for anyone to guess what she was thinking.

  "Let's go, although there is a Star Luo Wan Dou array in the Xianxing Mountain that connects heaven and earth, it can't stop me. I'll take you with me." Beiheng's sleeve fluttered as he wrapped Chen Tai up and flew towards the mountain range, unobstructed all the way. Soon, at the farthest edge of the sky, a majestic and magnificent mountain peak faintly appeared.

  On the mountain peak, there is a cluster of buildings with overlapping scales, all white and countless. From afar, it seems as if there are white dragons coiling around the mountain peak, the scenery is magnificent to the extreme.

  This is the main peak of Xingluo Palace, Wanxing Peak. The sect's tens of thousands of disciples and elders have opened up caves on this mountain to cultivate immortality and ask about the Tao. On the summit of the mountain, there is a magnificent golden palace with four large golden characters that read "Xingluo Great Hall". The immortal mist drifts around, the brocade is resplendent, and it seems like a heavenly palace, making one feel as small as an ant at first glance.

  "Huh?"

  When they were still a hundred miles away from the majestic mountain peak, Beiming suddenly let out an exclamation of surprise, as if he had discovered that something was amiss. Before Chen Tang could react, his sleeve robe suddenly swept across, and in an instant, he brought Chen Tang down to a hidden valley, disappearing without a trace.

  At this moment, Chen Xiao also noticed that in the empty space above the Star Luo Great Hall, there was a white-clothed woman with a beautiful and quiet face, a young man with fiery red hair and an evil charm, and an old man with crane hair and a youthful face.

  White aunt!

  Chen Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted, and in an instant, he recognized the woman in white, who was none other than Bai Yuqing, the woman who had taken care of him with such kindness that she seemed like a close relative!

  How did she end up here? I heard from Meng Kong Shu that when Xīng Xīng was captured, she disappeared and said that one day she would exterminate the entire Star Luo Palace sect. Is she here today to take revenge?

  Who are the red-haired young man and old man beside her? Are they the helpers she found?

  At this moment, Chen Xiao almost exclaimed, and countless years flashed through his mind. He really didn't expect to run into Bai Yuqing here.

  "Awesome! I now have the cultivation of Earth Immortal Second Heaven, and have survived two Heavenly Tribulations, but I couldn't see through that old man's strength. His strength is probably much higher than mine!" Beiheng's face also turned solemn, quickly transmitting a message: "Chen Suo, you'd better be careful, those three people came to Xingluo Palace with ill intentions, let's hide and observe for now."

  The Earthly Immortal Realm, also known as the Broken Calamity Earthly Immortal, will undergo a transformation of rebirth and change every time it crosses the Thunder Tribulation. After successfully crossing the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation, one can ascend to become a Heavenly Immortal, breaking free from the void and departing.

  However, for cultivators, the Heavenly Tribulation is ninefold, with each fold more terrifying than the last. Those who can survive all nine folds are as rare as a phoenix's feather or a unicorn's horn throughout history. The outcome of most cultivators is either to die in the tribulation, or to barely survive but become an existence that is neither human nor immortal, also known as a loose immortal.

  The power of a free immortal is equivalent to that of an earthly immortal, but for a free immortal to survive, they must go through one heavenly tribulation after another, with no end in sight. Unless they are reincarnated, they will eventually be killed by the heavenly tribulations.

  Of course, when a loose immortal crosses each heavenly tribulation, their strength will also surge. In the ancient era, some powerful loose immortals even survived hundreds of heavy thunder tribulations, with strength enough to look down on all heroes and suppress the heavenly immortals, extremely terrifying. However, in general, most loose cultivators would choose to reincarnate and be reborn, rather than using their own lives to resist the endless heavenly tribulations.

  After all, the heavenly calamity comes from the Supreme Heavenly Dao, which is the most terrifying. If one is not careful, both body and soul will be destroyed, and they will disappear forever in the world, unable to even reincarnate.

  However, whether it is a broken calamity immortal or a scattered immortal, for Chen Xiao at present, they are all unattainable existences, high above, traversing the world, and in front of them, not to mention a Zifu cultivator, even a single true person who has undergone nirvana is an insignificant existence like an ant.

  So when Chen Tang heard Beiheng's solemn tone pointing out the old man's cultivation, the shock in Chen Tang's heart was imaginable.

  "Unexpectedly, White Aunt actually invited such a powerful helper, she... her background seems to be more mysterious and stronger than I imagined!"

  Chen Yao had long sensed that Bai Yuqing's identity was extraordinary, but it wasn't until now that he realized Bai Yuqing's identity was not only extraordinary, but also far beyond his imagination.

  "Huh?" Just as Chen Xiao and Bei Heng arrived, the old man beside Bai Wanqing seemed to have noticed something, his eyes suddenly scanning over. At this moment, Chen Xiao felt like he was being engulfed by a vast ocean, the terrifying pressure making him feel an intense suffocating sensation that made him feel on the verge of death.

  Fortunately, the old man's gaze only stayed on him for a moment before falling on Beiheng, sizing him up briefly, a hint of surprise flashing across his cheek before withdrawing his gaze.

  "Brother Bei Heng, he's found us!" Chen Xiao transmitted, recalling the terrifying aura that had pressed down on him just a moment ago, and his heart turned cold.

  "I know, I just had a spiritual confrontation with him and made it clear that I won't get involved. Beiheng paused for a moment, then said bitterly: "Moreover, I couldn't even if I wanted to. Who knows where this old guy came from? I can guarantee you, he's definitely not from our South Wilderness, nor is he a cultivator of the Great Chu Empire. Because in the territory of the Great Chu Empire, whether it's the South Wilderness, East Sea, Central Plains, or North Barbarian lands, those who have reached the Earth Immortal level, I'm all familiar with, yet I've never seen this person before."

  "Nanjiang, Beiman, Donghai, Zhongyuan..." Chen Tai silently recited to himself, the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty was divided into these four major regions, each with a vast expanse of hundreds of thousands or millions of miles, with countless schools and sects of cultivators, among which the Central Plains cultivation world was the most prominent.

  Because the Central Plains is where the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, Jinxiu City, is located, with its rich and precious land, outstanding people and spirits, many ancient sects that have been passed down for tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of years are gathered here. Whether it's the Southern Territory or the Northern Barbarians, the Eastern Sea's cultivation world can't compare to the Central Plains.

  In short, the Central Plains is the hub of the Great Chu Dynasty, with numerous ancestral temples and a vast Taoist lineage, making it the sacred place for cultivation in the hearts of all cultivators!

  However, at this moment, Bei Heng said that the old man was not a cultivator in the Great Chu Dynasty. Chen Tang's heart skipped a beat, could it be that Bai Niang was also not a person of our Great Chu Dynasty?

  "Two years ago, I once said that one day, I would surely annihilate your entire Star Luo Palace. Today, if you hand over my daughter, I can let you die a quick death; but if not, I will make every single member of your clan suffer the pain of spiritual torture day and night, never to be reincarnated for eternity!" Just then, from an extremely distant place in the sky, Bai Wanjing coldly spoke up, her voice filled with endless hatred and killing intent, making one's heart tremble with fear upon hearing it.